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I’ve been a fan of quite a few pistols in my lifetime, but the Hungarian copies of the Browning Hi Power are among my favorites. Made by the Hungarian state arms concern known as FEG, the single action FEG Hi Power pistols bear model numbers like P9, P9M, PJK-9HP, FP9, and were imported by firms like Kassnar Imports, KBI, Century International Arms, Tennessee Guns International, SSME and others. The original FEG P9 Hi Power pistols are an unauthorized, completely-reverse-engineered, and totally faithful copy of the Pre Mark II Browning Hi Power pistol. The old Commissars did a masterful job of copying the FN design and turning it into a solid buy, as evidenced by the great numbers of them sold in this country between 1985 and 2004. They can be found for decent prices all over the country, and I’m lucky enough to own two pristine “new” examples of them. Because of their low resale value compared to the Browning gun, I hesitated for some years to put any real money into them. But now I’ve bitten the bullet, said to heck with resale value and dressed up a couple of them, mainly because I’m sitting on two brand new ones that are tight as a drum, have first rate triggers in them, and are very accurate guns - and because at my age you don’t put anything off for too long. The first one was imported by the Kassnar family’s KBI concern and is an early 90’s example I bought from a Tennessee farmer in 2011 for $420 plus FFL fee and shipping. It carries the model number PJK-9HP (FEG called it the P9) and was still brand new in the box, wrapped in the original factory plastic wrapper. It came with the classic Browning small safety lever, Browning style extended slide stop, and tiny sights. It carries a serial number in the B20000 range, and, like most of these guns, shoots like a house afire. This is a “before” photo of this particular gun (but typical of both). They were handsome pistols just as they came from the factory, and I have a hard time seeing much of a qualitative difference externally between them and my Browning Hi Power. “Before.” FEG PJK-9HP as it came from the factory. FEG knew this model as the P9. Here is the same gun after I added a Browning Hi Power ambidextrous safety, Hogue rosewood grips, Novak three dot sights, and magazine bumpers. The same gun “after” adding Rosewood grips, Novak sights, Browning safety, mag bumpers. The second pistol is also a KBI imported PJK-9HP from the early ‘90’s. It is my favorite handgun. I found it in unfired condition on GunBroker in ’09 and bought it for $315 plus fees. It is in the B50000 range and came equipped the same as the first one except that this one had the much better three dot sights FEG adopted later in its production run. This pistol is unusual in that it has a sparkling blue/black blue job that honestly rivals the Colt Python and the Weatherby Mark V rifles of old. It must have been intended for a VIP, because I’ve never seen another FEG polished as brightly as this one. It too is a very accurate pistol. Dressing this one up consisted of new Novak three dot sights, substituting one of the beautiful FEG-made extended safeties (now impossible to find), Hogue Kingwood grips, and magazine bumpers. Here it is. This FEG PJK-9HP (P9) has one of the nicest blued finishes I’ve ever seen on a pistol. Why did I dress up two of them almost identically? Well, once my wife handled the first one, she gave me “that look” and said “where’s yours?” So two it was. I stopped short of installing new custom “no-bite” hammers and enhanced triggers because these guns just didn’t need them. I couldn’t carry or shoot them any better with such expensive modifications, so I’m standing pat where I am. These pistols fall into the category of inexpensive foreign guns that weren’t appreciated until they were no longer made. Over the years they have been criticized for lacking the meticulous finish workmanship of the Browning guns, but shooters now consider them to be very good pistols that offer value far in excess of their price. They are immensely popular with their owners. In fact, gun forum members are often heard to cry big tears about the FEG pistols they wish they hadn’t sold. I’ve owned five of them and have never had a malfunction, so I think they’re very good guns and I like them well enough to pay the going rate for nice ones. If you fall under their spell, be aware that they’re just about as addictive as the Browning Hi Power, 1911, and AR-15. I guess I shouldn’t wind this up without ‘fessing up' that the first FEG pistol I dressed up was back in ’08, and was the Charles Daly Hi Power in the next photo. The CDHP was a standard FEG P9 like the ones above except that they had dovetail slots set up for Novak style sights and had their firing pin retaining plates milled off to accommodate the rear sight. They were imported in unfinished condition by KBI and finished initially by Dan Wesson and later by Magnum Research. Only KBI imported them and they are the only Hi Power pistols produced en masse with “Made in USA” stamped on them. Dressing this one up consisted of new MMC adjustable sights, a new set of Herrett’s Cocobolo grips, and magazine bumpers. Like the others, this one is a very accurate pistol with a very good trigger. KBI’s Charles Daly Hi Power version of the FEG P9. MMC sights, cocobolo grips, mag bumpers. FEG later made a number of in-house modifications to these single-action guns that deviated tremendously from John Browning’s design, beginning with a slight modification to the slide stop and eventually adopting an entirely different operating system based on Smith and Wesson designs. All three of the guns shown here are the original P9 versions that have the Browning operating system, but I have owned one of the Smith and Wesson flavored single action HP copies and found it to be an accurate and reliable gun that performed as well as the Browning-based models. And just to prove to all of the Browning guys that I’m not a total infidel who went over to the dark side entirely, I also added a new set of Hogue Rosewood grips and an updated ambidextrous safety to my 1979 Sport Model Browning Hi Power (that I also bought in unfired condition in ’09.) Mama doesn’t get this one, although she insists on visitation rights. 1979 Browning Hi Power Sport Model with new grips and safety. As you can probably tell from the narrative, whenever one of the single action FEG Hi Powers tries to follow me home from the gun shop, I usually don’t try too hard to get away from it. Remember the addiction thing? Last, a word about the double-action FEGs. Although they’re often called Hi Power clones, they are not. They’re not even close. Having model numbers like P9R, P9RK, MBK 9HP, and GKK 92C, among others, they were designed as fairly close copies of the Smith and Wesson Model 59 and only bear a slight resemblance to the Hi Power in the way the front of the slide is shaped. They have nothing in common with the Browning Hi Power other than the Colt/Browning locking system used by many other designs as well. These guns are tough-as-nails, all-steel pistols well suited for harsh use. They make first rate truck and boat guns and will take a whale of a lot of punishment for not a lot of money. But they aren't Hi Powers. Here is an example. This is a KBI Import, a GKK-92C compact 9mm. The Smith and Wesson influence on the design is plain as the nose on your face. The double action, FEG GKK 92C. Basically a S&W M59 copy, this is a LNIB compact model. I may doll this one up too, but after sending two pistols to Novak's this month for sights, and buying three sets of Hogue checkered hardwood grips plus a couple of ambidextrous safeties, my SDI (Sudden Divorce Index) probably won't permit it for a couple of months or so. Best wishes. EssOne

    Because the police consider whoever calls first as "the victim"...doesn't matter who really is/was...Luckily these kids didn't realize that they could have easily turned this around on bersaguy in a heartbeat by just calling the police to report a guy flashed a handgun at them while they were just "hanging out at the quickstop admiring his dog"...Thats why it's important to CYA by always reporting the incident to the police FIRST...Always, and i mean ALWAYS be first to report any incident involving the use of your firearm in a defensive situation, regardless of if the trigger was, or was not pulled..

Lost a great legend today. Got to see him once and it was one of the best shows I ever had the privilege to see.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlsqo2bk2M

These people are the open-carry-an-AR-into-walmart-just-because-I'm-cool folks of the diesel truck world.

  I understand. I would have done the same. Another reason why it's important too is for anyone who lives in the area or stops at that same gas station. They can know who/what to look out for.   I just wanted to share my thoughts on the crime stats that Bill Whittle so eloquently presents. Talking about the issue doesn't make it racist. 

Can hardly wait to get to range!! Added MAGPUL AFG for comfort. Future additions will be optics, a suppressor (Octane 9 HD), and finally SBR with a collapsible stock![emoji39] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

This is a one of a kind belt knife. There will be no others like it. I was just messing around with new ideas and this materialized. I really like it. The scales are Warwood....formally know as fauxcarta. The design is etched into the blade...it's not going away. This thing is sharp....really sharp. It includes the sheath which is made to accept a small Blade Tech Tek-Lok but is not included. It is available. It's 1/8" 1095 carbon steel twice etched with jimping on the spine and coyote brown liners.

Lots of good suggestions so far.  With what you've heard here and available on the interwebz the only other suggestion I might have is to watch your step.   There are probably more homeless, bums and random hippies roaming about, laying on the sidewalks and sleeping in parks than you have ever seen before.  I kid you not. They mostly leave you alone but they everywhere around the downtown area.

A couple of observations from a not-professional:   1)  CZ 75's are simply more accurate and slip right into the hand.  Your hand is where it's gonna be.   2)  If you can handle a CZ with small hands a 1911 should be no problem.  The grip is a lot thinner but the front end maybe a bit heavier.  You shouldn't hold a pistol too tight but maybe you aren't holding it tight enough? Don't worry about where you rest your thumb(s).  They should both be pointed straight forward.....just not against the slide.

Calm down Nancy, I'll stop and get a bottle of bourbon for you on the way home from work. You can turn all the lights off in the living room. We'll light a candle and you can have a vinylpalooza. I'll just be out on the pool. :-D

I would have put it out of it's misery and then called it in so the meat could have been salvaged and sent to a homeless shelter. The TWRA collects all good early road kills and donates the meat. Also you can get a report from them for insurance purposes. I have not heard of any TWRA people giving anyone any grief for putting an injured deer down bu they do appreciate a call so they can get the meat...................... :up:

I think a TWRA officer probably could cite you if they really wanted to (out of season, on a roadway, etc.), but I doubt most officers would given the intent and circumstances

First, thanks for putting it out of it's misery.  Too many people would have just let it suffer.   I wish I knew from a pure legal perspective.  I am guessing if they wanted to site you they could (probably more of a TWRA issue though), but as long as it was done in a responsible manner, I don't think most would.   I have done it before and would do it again if I needed to.

Now that's just not cool, monkeyman. Giving the woman who has supported your gun fetish all these years a bit of grief ove her fondness of BB. I mean, really...after she bought you all those nice toys recently. You should be ashamed. At least sit beside her during the wake. lol

  The best I could understand of the wildlife laws it probably could be considered destroying an animal but it is TWRA's function to put down injured deer. With their limited numbers and locations many years ago I believe they had asked the local departments to just handle it. I've never seen anybody given any problems for putting a deer down humanely. It will save me paperwork and having to locate my spent casing to to file with the paperwork like I just shot a human. It is what it is and deer and other animals have to be put down. I don't even hunt but I bet over the past 5 years I've killed just as many as some hunters due to crashes and one coyote. The coyote was actually a funny story because people were petting it thinking it was a dog.

    Depends on whether you clean the knife before the officer arrives.    "I dunno officer, I guess the car bumper has a sharp edge..."

Well, I don't think these young men called the police and gave them my plate number of I would have never made it home and or the Leos would have been knocking on my door by now. I laid awake thinking about yesterday and i have drawn the conclusion that they were traveling and possibly staying the night in a local motel. A lot of these people are traveling right now to attend protests that are going on in real troubled areas and that is my guess. They may have been headed back to Memphis since they would be traveling I 40. I think everything will be ok and I did not lose any sleep over it except about 10 minutes last evening. I'm comfortable with my actions and did not allow anything to escalate beyond where it did. 

Out of the city limits I'd do it and not care. Inside the city limits I'd call popo, tell them I am legally carrying a weapon, and ask if they'd like me to do it for them. As peejman said, you never know when you'll draw an a-hole who's absent of common sense and thus wants to charge you with something such as discharging a firearm in city limits.

I've heard both sides of the story...  In one instance, the responding officer was very appreciative of him not having to do it, given the hassle involved with discharging his weapon.  In another instance, the officer gave the person the 3rd degree about having a hunting license, shooting from the road, carrying a loaded weapon, blah, blah, blah.  The officer didn't do anything, but wasn't exactly pleasant about it. 

Thanks for your compassion. It was the right thing to do.

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  I think it would be cruel to let it suffer if you could stop it, if you can walk up to within a few feet from a deer after it was hit then you know it has a broken back if it doesn't get up and run.

I know there isn't a problem with discharging a firearm in this area, as people shoot on their property all the time. Just didn't know about killing a deer. I would think (hope) that most LEOs would be ok with it.

I am not sure on legality but its been done many times around here, a LEO took care of one in front of my house that had been hit by a car and I live well within the city limits.  Of course here in Clarksville there don't seem to be any laws against discharging a weapon within city limits, just a noise ordinance.

The only suggestion I have is stay home.

Over the last few years, my musical tastes have completely moved over to Blues. BB King is a legend. He has been an influence on so many artists over the DECADES that he has been a musician. He really helped to form the genre. Artists come and go, and most will be forgotten, but centuries from now, people will still know the name BB King.   Rest in peace.

This is done on purpose by turning up the injectors.  All that black smoke is unburned diesel fuel and as far as I'm concerned, is like pouring it out of the can directly on the street.  Most of the time, the offender also has the big er.... um .... sack? hanging from the trailer hitch as well.  

Gosh, guess I need t answer a few things here. First is I never put my gun in m console and glad I didn't cause my friend that was in my Jeep with Kasey may not have been as in control as I was. He had locked all the doors when they first began poking jokes at Kasey being so fat and she was barking at them. Second is I will definitely call the police if I am ever in another situation like this again. It was not all that serious and once they realized I was armed the situation was defused and in all honesty I would have hated to see a bunch of police roll in on these kids and make things escalate a lot more and maybe a LEO get excited and shoot a kid. Some one ask where it was. It was a fast stop or quick stop market between Interstate Drive and I-40. I just dropped my boat off on Interstate Drive and was heading back home. As far as my cocking my model 85 in my holster. The safety was on and hammer was in the de-cock position which allows the 85 hammer to be cocked while on safety. Gotta love a quality Bersa. The new Bersa's don't offer that option. That is why I wanted the model 85 so bad and was able to get one a year ago. Plus it also offers and has the 15 round capacity with 1 in the tube and 14 in the magazine. I promise I will call the police next time..................... :up: :up: I am not familiar with Cookville other than when I take my boat up there for service so don't know what the ratio is on Black and White and don't really care. I do know that when I go and pick my boat back up I won't make any stops on the way back home....... :up:

Yep, I would have reported it. May not do any good, but you never know. WTF is wrong with people these days anyway? Punks like this don't seem to realize that it's nothing more than the law that keeps certain people from just leaving them laying scattered around.

  I have a problem with the notion of governments "owning" property.  Yes, they can and should dictate how some property is used under their control but they do not own it.  The people do.   It's a matter of semantics but still I think should be keep in mind.

A barrel nut. Try no muzzle brake at all. All the gasses will go forward and not be redirected.

I had to take my Skeeter Bass Boat in for repairs and after dropping it off before hitting the interstate to come home I stopped at a quick stop market to get a bottle of water and my buddy with me a Pepsi. When I came out of the store I noticed that 5 young black youths had kinda surrounded my jeep and buddy inside and of course I had Kasey along. they were poking fun at her and yelling at her and she was barking back at them. When I approached my Jeep 3 of the young men stepped between me and my jeep and were about 10 feet away. I ask them politely to let me pass and one of them said "what you gonna do if we don't"? I saw one of them slip his hand in his pocket. I always wear a cover shirt with only one button closed. I unbuttoned it and opened it up just enough for them to see it and I eased my hand around my model 85 and pulled the hammer back but never removed it from holster. I asked again to back off and let me in my jeep. When the one up front saw I was ready to do what ever it took to get in my jeep they all moved back and began to walk away after they huddled up for a few seconds. I waited till they were a safe distance before moving towards my Jeep. That was were it all ended and I would like to hear thoughts and opinions on if my actions were the right ones? I don't think any of them were much over 14 years old.............................. :shrug: :shrug:

Just watch you don't wake up in a bathtub full of ice missing a kidney! Probably have a better chance of getting wacked by the cartel or rolled by the police :/

  What are you talking about? Are you talking about 1359 posting law? If so, you are assuming that 1359 is constitutional, but if you look at the language you see that it's not at all. Remember, just because a law is passed doesn't make it Constitutional. The only reason 1359 is still standing is that no one has sued about it.

I have the Crimson LG 405's which are the smaller version since I mainly use pocket carry for my 642.

Mine does this on heavy pulling or when I really get on it empty. Don't want to see me do it don't tail gate me.

Read about it, heard about it and seen it first hand confirming my belief that some peoples only true purpose in life is to make a public ass out of themselves for the petty purpose of pissing other people off.

Standard sights on a duty weapon?

  Maybe, but it may actually make things worse. Page 16 of the 2014 Hunting and Fishing guide lists the tools which may be used in hunting and specifically says that anything not listed is not allowed. A knife is not listed, so you'd (by the letter of the law) be hunting out of season from a roadway (possibly w/o the proper permits too), and now you'd be adding on a charge for using an unlawful device. http://www.binghamgroup.com/twra/hunt-trap-guide2014/   That's by the letter of the law, of course. In reality, I suspect things play out much differently.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/224681/meprolight-tru-dot-front-sight-s-and-w-j-frame-1-7-8-barrel-steel-blue-tritium-green?cm_vc=ProductFinding   If this one won't do it then find a front sight blank, file to fit and put a brass or white front bead for a shotgun on its rear facing side. For relatively simple "fit to fit" front sight blades simple hand tool skills and a critical eye will get you by. Beyond that it get's interesting and a dovetail cut  for a slide in front sight starts becoming more viable. Good luck.  

It will never stop until people stop paying .10-.12-.15 cents a round from the scalpers. And by scalpers I don't just mean the early morning Walmart crowd. People have to quit buying high priced .22 just because they see it sitting on a self and feel, "they better get it before somebody else does". The salesman at Cabelas, in Ringgold on Tue. said they had over 3 pallets of it in the back warehouse. Only bringing it out a case at a time and selling it 1 brick per customer. They had Fed. Rem.  CCI and a couple other brands, 50/box up to 500/brick. 325 Federal Automatch $18.99 / brick. CCI was higher per round and they had 100/packs and 50/boxes of different types. Even had some sub-sonic. I bought a brick of Automatch for a friend, I didn't need any for my self.

I went to today; it is truly a magical place.  Possibly more ammo than I have seen at any of the other big box outdoor store; definitely more brands than I have ever seen before.  They seemed to have a lot of reloading supplies.  Less guns than the Gander Mountain stores to which I have been.  I was disappointed that they didn't have full-size 1911 9mm magazines, but so far I have only found those online.  I was surprised that they didn't have more holsters.  Some of the clothing looked nice, but it will look nicer when it is on sale.   My wife found some fit-over shooting glasses that she liked; anything that will get her to come shooting more is a bonus.  I bought a variety of ammo.   My county will appreciate the sales tax revenue, so everyone come visit.  

Would someone be kind enough to explain why he should have called 911 and why? No crime was committed here, and bersaguy had everything under control. I see no reason he needed to add the headache of waiting for and then dealing with police when or if they ever decided to show up. :shrug: Honestly, I expect they have more important things to attend to.   I believe he handled the situation perfectly.

Shoots fine in my M&P10. It's a brand new gun and I suck at shooting rifles... not sure if I've properly zeroed my scope yet either, but I'm pretty easily inside of 2" groups at 100 yds with the 308.

It's all over the place today. I saw it as an NRA post on Facebook.   http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/05/13/family-sues-after-student-arrested-wearing-nra-t-shirt-school

Had some really good first time shooters in my squad.   One was a 15 year old young lady who's FIRST EVER IDPA Stage was the shoot-house followed by the shoot out of the CAR stage!    I asked her if she even had a learner's driver's permit and when she replied that she didn't I told her....., "Well, your first driving lesson is to remember to sweep the firearm over the top of the steering wheel as you transition to the other window."   AND BEST OF ALL - - - She was using a IWB holster!  Outstanding.  Well Done!  :up:

My vote goes to the 1895 in 45-70. That is one of my favorite guns. [url=http://s196.photobucket.com/user/kahrman/media/DSCF0042.jpg.html][/URL]

Ordinarily I would say yes, but I think that changes when it comes to the really rickety old men I see doing the open carry thing - and who couldn't fight off a rampaging chipmunk if their lives depended on it, much less get off a competent shot. Under that specific circumstance, they should prolly leave the gun in their sock drawer at home.

I just think that open carry is another word for open target, "shoot me first" in a robbery or just an open invite to have someone try and take the gun such as in this report. Had the bad guy landed a good head shot with the bat he would have possibly killed the guy and got his gun at the same time....................jmho